China Program - In The News

July 28, 2016Interview: Tripartite Africa-ChinaPublished by Xinhua.
The tripartite talks bringing together Africa, China and the U.S., which in 2014 were only meant to discuss peace issues, will this year focus on maritime security and the blue economy.

Oct. 24, 2014US-China Differences Far Outweighed by Common Interests: CarterPublished by ECNS.cn (China News Service).
Former American President Jimmy Carter has stressed present differences between the US and China are far outweighed by common interests, and their cooperation benefits not only the two countries but also the world as a whole.

Sept. 12, 2014Carter Sees Peace Based on US-China TiesPublished by Shanghai Daily.
At 90, Jimmy Carter is still full of vigor, wisdom and idealism. The former US president has channeled much of his energy into causes such as advocacy for peaceful settlement of global conflicts as well as social progress in underdeveloped nations. As head of the Carter Center, his work has taken him to almost every corner of the globe, including China, which marked one of the best moments of his presidency.

Sept. 8, 2014China and US Share Dreams of PeacePublished by the Global Times.
Few political events in China in the late 1970s could compare to the beginning of the reform and opening-up policy and the normalization of the Sino-US relationship. Jimmy Carter, then US president, has always held that China's successful reform was linked closely with the normalizing relations of the two countries. Global Times (GT) reporter Wu Ningning talked to Jimmy Carter (Carter) recently on his retirement work and his view of China.

Nov. 15, 2013Jimmy Carter Talks About ChinaPublished by CNN International.
Jim Clancy sits down with former American President Jimmy Carter to discuss U.S.-China relations.

Nov. 1, 2013President Carter Q&A with Caijing Magazine (PDF)Published by Caijing Magazine.
Caijing is a current affairs magazine that serves a wide array of readers in China, including government officials, business leaders, and the scholarly community. This Q&A with President Carter on U.S.-China relations was published in the Chinese-language November 2013 print edition of Caijing magazine.

Feb. 3, 2012
Who is Xi: China's Next Leader (link no longer available) Published by CNN.
Anyone interested in world affairs, Chinese diplomacy and China's future should know more about Xi Jinping.

Dec. 25, 2011A Village in Revolt Could Be a Harbinger for ChinaPublished by The New York Times.
China's state-run media have had a field day this autumn with Occupy Wall Street, spinning an almost daily morality play about capitalism gone amok and an American government unable or unwilling to aid the victims of a rapacious elite.

Sept. 8, 2011China's New PoliticsPublished by Fortune.
Consider the choice at hand: A leading political figure -- adored by his "base'' -- believes that government should be in the business of reducing income inequality, expanding low-cost housing for the disadvantaged, and in general redistributing wealth to those in need. By contrast, another political figure, the governor of a region that has been booming economically for years, says the priority of economic policy is much simpler. It should be about "making the cake bigger."

May 6, 2010The China ModelPublished by The Economist.
Chinese officials said the opening of the World Expo in Shanghai on April 30th would be simple and frugal. It wasn't. The display of fireworks, laser beams, fountains and dancers rivalled the extravagance of Beijing's Olympic ceremonies in 2008. The government's urge to show off Chinese dynamism proved irresistible. For many, the razzmatazz lit up the China model for all the world to admire.

Dec. 10, 2009Jimmy Carter: U.S.-China the Most Important Bilateral Relationship in the WorldPublished by Halle Institute, Emory University.
On Dec. 3, 2009, The Carter Center held a series of events to celebrate 30 years of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and China and to engage the Atlanta public in a discussion of the implications of the China-U.S. relationship for China, the United States, and the rest of the world.

Dec. 7, 2007Jimmy Carter: Rule of Law and Social Harmony in ChinaSpeech by Jimmy Carter to the China University of Political Science and Law.
Thank you for your introduction, Professor Zhu Yong. It is a great pleasure to be speaking at the largest law school in the world. When President Xu Xianming visited me in April this year, he told me there were 17,000 law students at your university, and I understand that since its founding in 1952, it has graduated over 100,000 students.